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Japanese swimming at Pan Pacific Championships

Overview

The Japanese swimming delegation is competing at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California.

Initial results included Tatsuya Murasa finishing fourth in the men’s 200m freestyle with a time of 1:44.76, narrowly missing a medal by 0.17 seconds. Katsuo Matsumoto also competed in the same event, finishing seventh.

Later in the competition, Tomoyuki Matsushita secured the first medal for the Japanese team by winning gold in the men’s 400m individual medley. Matsushita set a new championship record of 4:06.75. The championships serve as preparation for the Japanese squad, which includes various athletes ranging from junior record holder Shin Ohashi to veteran Satomi Suzuki, ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Entities

Pan Pacific Swimming Championships · Shin Ohashi · Tatsuya Murasa · Tomoyuki Matsushita · Irvine

Timeline

  1. about 1 month ago

    [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Tomoyuki Matsushita wins gold at Pan Pacific Swimming Championships

    Tomoyuki Matsushita won gold in the 400m individual medley at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, setting a new championship record of 4:06.75 and securing Japan's first medal of the event.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Tatsuya Murasa finishes fourth in 200m freestyle at Pan Pacific Championships

    Japanese swimmer Tatsuya Murasa finished fourth in the men's 200m freestyle at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, narrowly missing a medal by 0.17 seconds.

Sources

fes.ananweb.jp · hochi.news · news.cube-soft.jp · nishinippon.co.jp